iDashboards System Requirements

Summary:

Operating System - Microsoft Windows 2012 or higher, or any version of UNIX or Linux for which a Java Virtual Machine is available.

Application Server - Any J2EE-compliant application server that supports at leastthe Servlet 3.0 API and the JSP (Java Server Pages) 2.2 API. Any J2EE applicationserver released since 2003 should suffice.

Tomcat (Supported) – Version 7.0 (or above)

Support Status

Tomcat

JDK

Java

Not Supported

6.0

1.5

5

Not Supported

7.0

1.6

6

Not Supported

7.0

1.7

7

Not Supported

8.0

1.7

7

Supported

8.5

1.7 - 1.8

7 & 8

Supported

9.0

1.7 - 1.8

7 & 8

Supported

10.0

1.8

8

Java 8 and above no longer supports the use of any ODBC connections. While iDashboards can still function, this will not allow iDashboards to use Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access direct connections any more. Excel files need to be uploaded to the iDashobards Workbook before they can be used. Access can still be used with JDBC drivers that are available.

Other ODBC connects can be written to SQL database or the source would need some form of JDBC drive.

Java - A Java Development Kit (JDK) depending on the requirements of the application server must be installed on the server. A JDK includes a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to run the application server, and a Java compiler to compile JSP pages

JDBC Drivers - JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) drivers for the target database, and any database used as the Data Source for a dashboard. JDBC drivers are usually bundled with a database, or they can be downloaded for free from the vendor’s website.

A minimum iDashboards server version of 9.0 is required to allow view and build access to charts and dashboards. iDashboards between version 7.0 and 9.0 will allow view-only access.

Browser

V10 Any current browser supporting HTML5 content. Microsoft Edge, Safari, Firefox and Chrome are all supported Browsers. We do not recommend using Internet Explorer if possible but replace your use with Edge.

V9.7 and earlier - Any browser supporting the Adobe Flash Player plugin version 19.0.0.0 or higher, for the client interface. This interface offers a full experience with iDashboards.

Desktop Application – Installation of the Adobe AIR application is required to install the iDashboards Desktop Application. This interface offers a full experience with iDashboards. Installation instructions are provided in the User Manual.